Chapter 205: Family Banquet
The doorbell rang twice, and Shen Huai saw his little uncle Tang Jianmin wearing an apron and running over to open the door with his hands full of faces, and called, "Little uncle......"
"It's Shen Huai, come in quickly, your sister-in-law said that you like to eat gnocchi the most, so give me this arduous task," Tang Jianmin raised his face-stained hand and raised it, and said with a smile, "You are Secretary Shen now, don't blame me for not having my hand to shake hands with you, right?"
Shen Huai knew that his "little uncle" should not welcome his arrival, but he couldn't screw his sister-in-law's temperament, so he would not object, he entered the door to change his slippers, took out two cans of tea from his backpack, and said: "I was lazy when I came back this time and didn't prepare anything, I just bought these two cans of tea on the road just now, very insincere, little uncle, don't dislike it......"
Buying two cans of tea as a gift on the road, of course, it can't be regarded as sincere, but Tang Jianmin glanced at his wife unexpectedly, suspecting that his wife deliberately asked Shen Huai to buy it, thinking that Shen Huai could listen to his wife's opinion, which showed that he had been angry outside a lot in recent years.
Unlike the rest of the Song family, Tang Jianmin is only a son-in-law who is not so valued in the Song family.
The old man was affected back then, Song Wenhui was sent to Qianjiang Farm with the fourth Song Bingsheng to be transformed, Tang Jianmin was the doctor of the farm at the time, and Shen Guixiu had to go to the farm later. The four got to know each other from then on, became two lovers, and at the same time got married and gave birth to children in the harsh conditions of the farm.
Later, the old man was rehabilitated, reinstated in his position, and the children of the Song family were able to return to Beijing. However, at that time, Shen Guixiu and his parents were still involved in overseas relations and were not rehabilitated, Song Bingsheng gave up his marriage with Shen Guixiu and returned to Beijing for his personal future, Tang Jianmin and Song Wenhui couldn't say anything, they were also eager to leave the farm at that time, and could only leave the young Shen Huai and his mother Shen Guixiu to stay on the farm and continue to live a hard life.
By the time Shen Guixiu died of illness and took Shen Huai into Beijing, six years had passed.
Because he knew the cause and effect of the whole thing, and also knew where Shen Huai's resentment against the Song family came from, Tang Jianmin could be more sympathetic than others for the things that Shen Huai did later, but it was not to the point where his wife was blindly tolerant.
Tang Jianmin has sympathy for Shen Huai, but he is also afraid that his temperament will be difficult to change and he will do something difficult to clean up, so he also has an attitude towards him.
Tang Jianmin also knew that his wife had watched Shen Huai grow up, had feelings for him, and had a sense of indebtedness, and always said that if they hadn't been in such a hurry to return to Beijing, things might not have become so unturnable. Even after Song Bingsheng gave up this son, his wife thought that Shen Huai had become like this, and they also had a certain responsibility.
Shen Huai has done a lot of things in Donghua during this time, his wife always whispers in his ear, he doesn't believe that a person will have a fundamental change in such a short period of time, but he always can't screw his wife's temperament.
Song Wenhui came into the house to change her slippers and said to her husband Tang Jianmin: "Shen Huai still remembers that you taught him to practice big characters, Shen Huai is writing beautifully now, not necessarily much worse than you......"
"Really?" Of course Tang Jianmin didn't believe it, but just asked in agreement, letting Shen Huai sit casually, and he went back to the kitchen to continue to be busy.
"Do you want me to help?" Song Wenhui asked as she looked at her husband with sweat on his forehead.
"You're not as good as me. Tang Jianmin didn't dare to let his wife into the kitchen to make trouble.
Song Wenhui was transferred from the Ministry of Electric Power to the Southeast Electric Power Construction Group as vice president, and his place of work was in Jiangning City, the capital of Jiangdong Province. The two of them only go back to Yanjing once in a while, and it is impossible for a nanny to help cook in the house here in Yanjing.
In the past two days, they have been in Yanjing, and they have also gone to various houses, and they have no chance to cook at home. Today is also for Shen Huai, I don't want him to feel too rusty, I only bought vegetables in the morning and came back, Tang Jianmin was busy for a long time, and he didn't prepare a single dish.
"Or, I'll come?" Shen Huai looked at the dough kneaded by Tang Jianmin like a thin mud, and the half-cut diced potatoes next to him looked like a dog gnawing them, knowing that his sister-in-law and uncle were not good at cooking, he directly picked up the potatoes on the cutting board and cut them after washing his hands, "I have been alone in the past few years, and my cooking skills are quite good......
Tang Jianmin just wanted to say no, but when he saw the shredded potatoes as thin as matchsticks cut out quickly and neatly from under Shen Huai's knife, he glanced at his wife and wanted to ask what was going on.
Song Wenhui proudly spread her hands, for Shen Huai's affairs, she and her husband did not have an opinion once or twice, although in the end she could come by temperament, but she could not persuade her husband to change his opinion of Shen Huai, and it was inevitable that she would be a little proud at this time.
"Isn't it too fine?" Shen Huai looked up and asked when he saw that his sister-in-law and uncle were silent.
"I have poor cooking appreciation skills with your sister-in-law, but just by looking at it, I know that this knife skill can bluff people," Tang Jianmin said with a smile, "We know that you are the secretary of the party committee of Donghua Town, and people who don't know still think that you are the chef of which hotel......
Song Wenhui gave her husband a look and didn't let him talk nonsense; Shen Huai didn't mind, he knew that Tang Jianmin was a big person, and he wasn't very keen on officialdom, so he would just say what he had to say, and he wouldn't be particularly sensitive to proportion.
The kitchen was wide enough, Shen Huai quickly cut the shredded potatoes with his hands and feet, and added two handfuls of flour to the dough to make the flour look more vigorous. After waiting, Tang Jianmin simply gave the apron to Shen Huai, and he worked on the side.
The dishes prepared were very rich, Shen Huai picked out the familiar ones and made four dishes and one soup, and then went to the restaurant to set the dishes and chopsticks after a pot of gnocchi, listening to the sister-in-law talking on the phone in the study.
The study was not tightly closed, there was a crack, and I heard my sister-in-law speaking in a suppressed voice: "I invited you over for a meal, can there be any conspiracy that cannot be achieved?" I don't care what the woman surnamed Xie thinks of Shen Huai, so I don't need her to evaluate whether Shen Huai is good or not. The key is whether you want to recognize your own son...... You don't want to see if your own son has changed, how can you know it in your heart?"
Shen Huai only smiled when he saw his little uncle come out with a wine glass and stare at him.
Song Wenhui put down the phone angrily, came out of the study, looked at Shen Huai and her husband in the restaurant, and knew that she had just called them to hear it, and she was afraid of stimulating Shen Huai, so she didn't know what to say for a while.
Shen Huai's requirements are not high, and he can even eat this meal well at his sister-in-law's family, even if the purpose of returning to Beijing this time is achieved, can he expect more?
"I'm almost hungry, I haven't eaten yet after getting off the train, can we start eating now?" Shen Huai put the dishes and chopsticks in place without stopping, and smiled with his sister-in-law Song Wenhui, "I have been busy in the kitchen for a long time, and I have no credit and hard work." If it's not delicious, sister-in-law and your uncle should be merciful when you criticize......"
"After going out for a few years, I also learned to be flamboyant. Song Wenhui said with a smile, covering up the phone call, and she didn't dare to imagine that Shen Huai heard her talking to his father on the phone, otherwise what could she say?
Although it is just home-cooked food, Shen Huai is also good at a few home-cooked dishes, and Song Wenhui and Tang Jianmin are full of praise. After eating, Shen Huai cleaned up quickly, Tang Jianmin took out the tea that Shen Huai had bought, made a pot, and sat in the shade of the shade in the backyard to drink tea and chat.
However, from the topic chosen by his aunt and uncle Tang Jianmin, Shen Huai could still feel that they were still cautious about him, afraid that a little carelessness would hurt or stimulate him, even if the sister-in-law verbally praised what he did in Meixi Town, in fact, he was still a little uncertain.
Shen Huai seriously reflected on the stubbornness of the bad relationship between Shen Huai and the Song family before, because of the grievances and abandonment of the previous generation, the previous Shen Huai formed a self-destructive character, and then there would be a series of unlearned, unskilled, and misbehaving and even evil.
Whether it is the Song family or the Sun family, there are many mediocre children who do not learn and have fun all day long, who cannot promote the overall interests of the family, and even hinder them, but they will be somewhat restrained and act in a somewhat measured manner, and Shen Huai's previous temperament of being more restrained and screwing with you will not only wear out almost everyone's patience with him, but also extremely dangerous and restless for the Song family and the Sun family.
Once this impression is formed, it is difficult to change, and Shen Huai did not expect to be recognized by the entire family immediately, the purpose of this trip is mainly to restore a certain degree of contact with the Song family.
Song Wenhui kept calling in, but no one came to visit all afternoon, Shen Huai noticed that the little uncle looked at the time many times after three or four o'clock, and knew what was going on after thinking about it.
The Song family is a tree with deep roots and lush branches, and in the second generation of children, except for the second uncle, his father and the fifth aunt who work in Beijing, the sister-in-law and other others work in other places all year round. Although it is said that the day after tomorrow is a big birthday, my sister-in-law and others are away all the year round, and it is rare to have the opportunity to return to Beijing two or three days in advance, and it is also rare to have the opportunity to get together.
Shen Huai can imagine that most of the Song family, as long as they don't need to go to the unit or company, most of them should gather in the mansion at this time, and these people should all hope that his sister-in-law and uncle will rush over to get together, but there should also be people who never want to see him appear.
Shen Huai didn't want to embarrass his sister-in-law and uncle, so he stood up and said: "Huaihai Province is going to hold an investment promotion event in Beijing, and the task is broken down into cities and counties. When I came back this time, my district also assigned me a task. Even if I don't get taken seriously in the past, I always have to show my face to the Municipal Office in Beijing......"
"You drive away, it......'s more convenient to have a car," Ms. Song said.
"No, I should be drinking over there at night," Shen Huai said, "It's more fervent to drink in the place, and it's inconvenient to drive." I rubbed my hands, changed my shoes and went out.